New Zealand at the
2015 World Aquatics Championships
Flag of New Zealand
FINA codeNZL
National federationSwimming New Zealand
Websiteswimmingnz.org.nz
in Kazan, Russia
Competitors35 in 5 sports
Medals
Ranked 20th
Gold
0
Silver
2
Bronze
0
Total
2
World Aquatics Championships appearances

New Zealand competed at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Russia from 24 July to 9 August 2015.

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Silver Lauren Boyle Swimming Women's 1500 m freestyle August 4
 Silver Lauren Boyle Swimming Women's 800 m freestyle August 8

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships

New Zealand divers qualified for the individual spots and the synchronized teams at the World Championships.

Men
Athlete Event Preliminaries Semifinals Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Liam Stone 1 m springboard 310.25 24 — did not advance
3 m springboard 413.10 21 did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Preliminaries Semifinals Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Elizabeth Cui 1 m springboard 227.05 24 — did not advance
3 m springboard 233.70 36 did not advance
Mixed
Athlete Event Final
Points Rank
Liam Stone
Elizabeth Cui 		3 m synchronized springboard 277.86 11

Open water swimming

Main article: Open water swimming at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships

New Zealand has qualified two swimmers to compete in the open water marathon.[1]

Athlete Event Time Rank
Kane Radford Men's 10 km 1:51:29.4 30
Charlotte Webby Women's 10 km 2:12:41.7 45

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships

New Zealand swimmers have achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the A-standard entry time, and 1 at the B-standard):[1][2][3]

Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Bradlee Ashby 100 m butterfly 54.57 47 did not advance
200 m butterfly 2:04.31 33 did not advance
200 m individual medley 2:02.96 25 did not advance
Nathan Capp 800 m freestyle 7:57.61 20 — did not advance
400 m individual medley 4:23.00 28 — did not advance
Corey Main 100 m backstroke 54.51 22 did not advance
200 m backstroke 1:58.22 14 Q 1:59.60 16 did not advance
Glenn Snyders 50 m breaststroke 27.23 7 Q 27.17 6 Q 27.36 7
100 m breaststroke 1:00.44 18 did not advance
Matthew Stanley 200 m freestyle 1:48.67 28 did not advance
400 m freestyle 3:56.71 47 — did not advance
Bradlee Ashby
Corey Main
Glenn Snyders
Matthew Stanley 		4×100 m medley relay 3:38.69 16 — did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Lauren Boyle 400 m freestyle 4:05.53 4 Q — 4:04.38 5
800 m freestyle 8:23.66 4 Q — 8:17.65 OC 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
1500 m freestyle 16:02.84 5 Q — 15:40.14 OC 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Bobbie Gichard 50 m backstroke 29.15 29 did not advance
100 m backstroke 1:01.26 26 did not advance
200 m backstroke 2:13.45 25 did not advance
Emma Robinson 400 m freestyle 4:16.43 28 — did not advance
800 m freestyle 8:44.86 27 — did not advance

Synchronized swimming

Main article: Synchronised swimming at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships

New Zealand fielded a full squad of ten synchronized swimmers to compete in each of the following events.

Athlete Event Preliminaries Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Caitlin Anderson
Kirstin Anderson
Aleisha Braven
Leticia Hart
Victoria Hohaia
Amy Rose Lowans
Eva Grace Morris
Jazzlee Thomas
Anastasia Wilkes
Sarsha Younger 		Team technical routine 69.4142 21 did not advance
Caitlin Anderson
Kirstin Anderson
Aleisha Braven
Leticia Hart
Victoria Hohaia
Amy Rose Lowans
Eva Grace Morris
Jazzlee Thomas
Anastasia Wilkes
Sarsha Younger 		Team free routine 72.5667 17 did not advance

Water polo

Main article: Water polo at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships

Women's tournament

Main article: Water polo at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships – Women's tournament
Team roster
Group play
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 3 3 0 0 49 15 +34 6 Advanced to quarterfinals
2  Canada 3 2 0 1 38 22 +16 4 Advanced to playoffs
3  Kazakhstan 3 1 0 2 25 35 −10 2
4  New Zealand 3 0 0 3 12 52 −40 0
Source: SportResult.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
26 July 2015
09:30 		Report Canada  15–6  New Zealand Kazan
Attendance: 865
Referees:
Fabio Toffoli (BRA), Tadao Tahara (JPN)
Score by quarters: 5–1, 2–3, 4–2, 4–0
M. Eggens, Fournier 3 Goals Myles 2
28 July 2015
20:10 		Report Spain  23–2  New Zealand Kazan
Attendance: 300
Referees:
Ursula Wengenroth (SUI), Fabio Toffoli (BRA)
Score by quarters: 3–0, 7–1, 5–1, 8–0
Tarragó 6 Goals D. Lewis, Lopes Da Silva 1
30 July 2015
17:30 		Report Kazakhstan  14–4  New Zealand Kazan
Attendance: 985
Referees:
Ursula Wengenroth (SUI), Tadao Tahara (JPN)
Score by quarters: 3–0, 4–0, 4–1, 3–3
Akilbayeva 6 Goals D. Lewis 3
13th–16th place semifinals
1 August 2015
10:50 		Report New Zealand  11–3  South Africa Kazan
Attendance: 1,357
Referees:
Anne Grandin (FRA), Tadao Tahara (JPN)
Score by quarters: 2–0, 2–0, 4–3, 3–0
Myles 3 Goals three players 1
13th place game
3 August 2015
10:50 		Report New Zealand  7–6  France Kazan
Attendance: 400
Referees:
Dion Willis (RSA), Stephane Roy (CAN)
Score by quarters: 1–2, 3–2, 1–2, 2–0
Myles 2 Goals Millot, Tardy 2

References

  1. ^ a b Anderson, Ian (19 April 2015). "Large New Zealand team named for 2015 swimming world champs in Russia". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Kazan 2015 (Swimming) – Qualifying Procedures". FINA. 6 November 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Ten New Zealand swimmers now qualified for World Championships in Russia". Stuff.co.nz. 15 April 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2015.

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